Allergy/Asthma News

WASHINGTON — Most physicians believed that needle-free epinephrine delivery would be preferable among patients, and that it would lead to more patients carrying it and using it faster, survey results showed.

WASHINGTON — A nurse-led intervention improved pediatric food allergy knowledge, although it also revealed “concerning” shortcomings in certain areas of identification and management, research showed.

The FDA approved omalizumab so people with immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergies can build tolerance to allergens, but experts warned that the biologic is not a cure.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

WASHINGTON — Single maintenance and reliever therapy was not commonly initiated by primary care providers, although PCPs supported efforts to improve adoption, a study showed.

WASHINGTON — A digital self-assessment demonstrated effectiveness at identifying low-risk patients with penicillin or sulfa allergies, results of a study here showed.

WASHINGTON — Patients with multiple food allergies experienced a protective effect against allergic reactions with omalizumab, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — ChatGPT provided decent quality information on current anaphylaxis guidelines, but also had errors in more than half of its sources, research here showed.

WASHINGTON — Primary care providers spent significantly more time with electronic health record documentation vs. allergy and immunology providers — both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic — research showed.

WASHINGTON — Early onset of eczema was associated with a greater number of food allergies in children, and the condition also increased the risk for asthma, according to research presented here.